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Moody's, Fitch Issue Mixed Reports On Condition Of US Economy
2018 Dec 12, 11:58amRead More...Stocks were trading higher Wednesday after new reports from credit ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch contained some mixed commentary on the overall health of the U.S. financial system. No Imminent Recession The flatter yield curve that has grabbed the attention of Wall Street in recent...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Wednesday
2018 Dec 12, 4:36amRead More...The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is schedule for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Consumer Price Index for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. is schedule for...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Tuesday
2018 Dec 11, 4:23amRead More...The NFIB small business optimism index for November is schedule for release at 6:00 a.m. ET. The Producer Price Index for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the latest week is schedule for release at 8:55 a.m. ET. The Treasury is set to auction 3-...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Monday
2018 Dec 10, 4:54amRead More...The Labor Department's JOLTS report for October is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills at 11:30 a.m. ET. The TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index for November will be released at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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Economists React To The November Jobs Report
2018 Dec 07, 10:32amRead More...The S&P 500 rebounded Friday morning after the latest U.S. jobs report was slightly weaker than expected. Slowing but strong jobs growth could prompt the Federal Reserve to slow or pause its interest rate hikes, but one economist says it also serves as an indicator a U.S. recession is not...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Friday
2018 Dec 07, 4:26amRead More...Data on nonfarm payrolls and unemployment rate for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index for December is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. Data on wholesale inventories for October will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Energy...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Thursday
2018 Dec 06, 4:06amRead More...The Challenger job-cut report for November is schedule for release at 7:30 a.m. ET. The ADP national employment report for November will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET. International trade report for October is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week...
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Debt As A Source Of Corporate Financing
2018 Dec 05, 10:45amRead More...A public company, apart from the capital raised by offering shares on an exchange, is financed by another component: debt capital. It comes with an obligation to repay the amount borrowed plus interest at a later date. Why take on debt? Couldn't a company be content with equity? How...
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What A Yield Curve Inversion Means For Traders
2018 Dec 04, 11:54amRead More...U.S. investors received a red flag Monday when the yield on five-year Treasury notes dipped below the yield on three-year and two-year Treasury notes for the first time since 2007. This yield curve inversion is often a sign of an imminent economic recession, so here’s a look at what the...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Tuesday
2018 Dec 04, 4:11amRead More...Data on motor vehicle sales for November will be released today. The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the latest week is schedule for release at 8:55 a.m. ET. New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams is set to speak in New York at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Treasury is set to auction 4-...
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Market Experts React To G20 Summit
2018 Dec 03, 2:34pmRead More...U.S. stocks got a big lift Monday after the G20 meeting over the weekend cleared up some major uncertainties for investors. The G20 produced some major developments on the trade war front, with the U.S. and China agreeing to a 90-day truce while a deal is negotiated. In addition, Russia and Saudi...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Monday
2018 Dec 03, 4:10amRead More...New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams is set to speak in New York at 9:15 a.m. ET. The manufacturing PMI for November is schedule for release at 9:45 a.m. ET. Data on construction spending for October will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The ISM manufacturing index for November is...
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Powell's Dovish Remarks Were A Plus, But There's Still More To Come
2018 Nov 30, 11:02amRead More...After bottoming out to new lows several times between October and November, 10-year treasury note and 30-year treasury bond futures have jumped to months-long highs on the run-up to the final meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. In the closing days of November, one-month contracts on 10-...
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Data Is Creating A Faster, Smarter And Safer Class Of Retail Investor—And They're Turning To Real Estate
2018 Nov 30, 9:20amRead More...From anemic growth in bond and fixed income investments to growing volatility in the equity and currency markets, retail investors with an eye toward growing their money long term have their work cut out for them. Now that the oldest of the millennial generation is nearing 40, the bulk of...
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Economic Data Scheduled For Friday
2018 Nov 30, 5:05amRead More...New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams is set to speak in New York at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Chicago PMI for November will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET. The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the recent week is schedule for release at 1:00 p.m. ET.
